Need A Rec!
Author Promotion, Open Thread
What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. I thought we would test out an open thread… more
Misc/ Non Sequitur
Author Promotion, AuthorTalk
This video answers the burning question of how to pronounce Sala. I won’t give it away. You must watch the video at least to the 4:18 mark. “Maybe that was Dinah.” Click on the title to watch.
Need A Rec!
Author Promotion, Open Thread
What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. I thought we would test out an open thread… more
Book Reviews/ Interviews
Author Promotion, AuthorTalk, Gena-Showalter, Jill Monroe
In the true spirit of viral marketing, I received my first AuthorTalk link in my inbox from a friend. I’m not sure how she found it but I think it was from another person’s blog. And now I am doing… more
Book Reviews
Author Promotion, AuthorTalk, helenkay-dimon, video
There’s another AuthorTalk video up. HelenKay Dimon is the victim subject of the newest one.
Publishing News
Author Issues, Author Promotion, author-romance-relationship
Highland Press authors have complained about lack of communication with its publisher, with all communication being diverted to a secret co-publisher, DeborahAnne MacGillvray. Ms. MacGillivray is an author published by Highland Press (among other presses including Dorchester and Kensington) and… more
Misc
Author Promotion, Open Thread, promotions
What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. I thought we would test out an open thread… more
Ebooks/ Letters of Opinion
Author Promotion, free-book, giveaway, promotions
Free ebooks are all the rage these days. Oprah gave away over a million copies of Suze Orman’s, Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny and became the #2 bestseller in the nonfiction/general category. Other publishers are… more
Letters of Opinion
Author Promotion, Author Reader Relationship, Erotic-Romance
This past week saw another fun dust-up involving Phase authors. Apparently, there are a certain contingent of Phase authors and other self designated erotic romance authors who share a good deal of their personal lives online, using their literary pen… more
Letters of Opinion
Author Promotion, websites
I know that the change in look and feel here at Dear Author is the subject of some controversy. I can promise we will be addressing quite a few of the complaints (font size, glaring red color, lack of elegance),… more
Publishing News
Author Promotion, publicity
The New York Times has an article about Conrad Black’s successful videoconferenced bookstore signing. Mr. Black is bound, by law because of his conviction on charges of fraud and obstruction of justice, to Chicago and Palm Beach. (As an aside,… more
Letters of Opinion
Author Promotion, Author Reader Relationship, marketing
Alison Kent asked last week what Wendy, Superlibrarian thought was good promotion. Promotion is largely in the hands of authors, particularly new authors. I won’t begin to speculate on why publishers don’t spend more money on promotion. I have to… more